Mighty God, (who hath prepared his Throne in Heaven, whofe Kingdom ruleth over all,) inlluenceth, over-ruleth, and direfteth all the A ds of all the Children of Men, to if Tue in the Glory of his A ttributes, is the evident Doftrine of many Texts of the Holy Scriptures ;and confirmed by the many A fis of Divine Providence therein recorded, as the Malice of ofephs Brethren in felling him into Egypt, and cafting him into Prifon, were both Steps of A icsnfion to that Dignity and Glory in this World, which God had before determined him. Wherein God s Pre-ordination of that which in the Courfe of Providence he brought to pafs, his Power in preferving his Servant Jofeph through all his Tryals flatering and threatning, efpeciaily in providing for his Favourite yic:.b, in time of Famine, was confpicuoufly feen. Thus Jofiph tells them, Gen. I. 20. But as jo Yyou, you thought evil againft me, but Gtd meant it unto good. The Providential bringing the Blel Ted Virgin Mary, under theln Huence offo many cafual contingent Caufc s, which concurred fo near to the Execution of the Decree of Chrifl s Nativity at Bethlehem, Luke ii. i, 2. 3, 4. 5. fhcws plainly, that God doth in his Wifiom exe- cute his Decrees by Ways and Means vifibly accidental, and as to the abfence of all humane Provilion, meerly cafual and fortuitous jin
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